The Generalovka Hunt
In Siberia, in Omsk, a Borzoi enthusiast, Grigory Anatolyevich Ostaptchenko, has recreated a hunt in the spirit of the Perchino Hunt of hounds, horses and tradition. To carry out this undertaking, he received the support of the Region, which made 25,0…
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The Golitsyn Family, a summary by Andrus Kozlov
Prince Boris Golitsyn, master of the Imperial Hunt (in middle) with a pack of Borzois at Gatchina. This article is compiled by Andrus Kozlov. English translation by Dan Persson…
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The Hound Column, “Chasse et Peche”
Translated by Jean Vandongan [verbatim] “Account of the judge, Royal St. Hubert Show, Brussels [Belgium], May 7 and 8: Borzoi” Appointed by the Hound Club and invited by the Royal St. Hubert Club to judge the borzoi at this show, I have…
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The Imperial hunt purchase
Case from the Imperial Hunt Fund. On purchase from Count Sheremetyev for the Imperial hunting of Hounds and Borzoi dogs. Started August 8 days 1883 Ended September 19 days 1883 To the case of buying dogs from GR Sheremetyev on August 29 The list of th…
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The ISMAILOFF Borzoi kennel Part I
40 Years of German Borzoi History Extracted from my book “ENCYCLOPEDIA PRIMA EUROPAEIS BARSOICAE” by Dipl.-Biol. Désirée Maass (1998), translated by the author and proofread by Lotta Broströmer (2018) …
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The Ismailoff Borzoi Kennel Part II
Link to part I PART II The author Desiree Maass, she researched and wrote part I and II of the article about the Ismailoff kennels…
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The Jermolov standard of 1888
The first written description of the borzoi The Jermolov Standard 1888
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The Korbutovsky Hunt.
Pictures from life at the Korbutovsky hunt. A.P. Korbutovsky was not an important breeder. Borzoi from this hunt is hardly found in the studbooks. He was a hunter and his borzoi came from Zikharev, Boldareff and others and that makes these pictures so…
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The Kyrgyz and Eastern borzoi (Taigan)
The Taigan (Kyrgyz: тайган), and also known as Kyrgyz Taighany (Kyrgyz: кыргыз тайганы) (Kyrgyzskaya Borzaya in Russian), is a breed of sighthound from Kyrgyzstan. The Taigan is found in the alpine Tian Shan region of Kyrgyzstan on the border with Chi…
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The Martynov portfolio
A Martynov was a well known Russian painter! Martynov protection cover The paintings are all from the time prior to the Perchino kennels. It is paintings, not photos. There is no…
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The Middleman
Mr J. J. Rousseau was a dealer, a middleman. He was a man who bought and sold borzoi for a profit, often to Americans. We can perhaps have in mind the following: “There were a lot of dogs in Perchino, new ones were born every year. Regularly compiled…
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